Lisheen na bPáistí

Lisheen na bPáistí is a cillín, an unconsecrated burial ground used for unbaptised infants and children who died without baptism. These sites likely emerged in the 17th century as a response to Catholic Church doctrine, which prohibited the burial of unbaptised babies in consecrated ground. This practice continued until reforms introduced by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s permitted suc...